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wolf blitzer was anchoring our coverage. he joins me now with thoughts of what we were all watching and what we may see again. i want to do something different in terms of how to look at what we saw last night. there were several questions that just did not get specific answers from these candidates. i want to throw at least four up that our team identified who denied extra security for libya's diplomatic mission? romney's tax deduction, the specifics on that, how would we pay for those? number three, should the energy department have in its policy a way to chip away at gas prices? and what would you do to create jobs? the first one, the answer to president obama's question who deneed the extra security in benghazi? >> let me first talk about our diplomats. they serve all around the world and do an incredible job in a very dangerous situation. these aren't just representatives of the united states, they're my representatives. i send them there, often times in harm's way. i know these folks and i know their families. so nobod
wolf blitzer was anchoring our coverage. he joins me now with thoughts of what we were all watching and what we may see again. i want to do something different in terms of how to look at what we saw last night. there were several questions that just did not get specific answers from these candidates. i want to throw at least four up that our team identified who denied extra security for libya's diplomatic mission? romney's tax deduction, the specifics on that, how would we pay for those? number...
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i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. and you're in "the situation room." >>> their lives have been intertwined for years. not always necessarily on the friendliest terms, but when former president bill clinton takes the stage here tonight, he's certain to make a strong case for a second term for president obama. cnn's dana bash is learning details about what the former president has to say in his convention speech later tonight. dana, what are you picking up? >> well, i've talked to several officials who are familiar with what president clinton is going to talk about skematically. the whole idea, the whole reason why the obama campaign asked him to come here and to speak from that podium is because they want him to explain the economics behind his own administration and the parallels between that and what the obama administration is trying to do. now, of course, you remember, wolf, you were covering the clinton administration. and he did take -- this country into a time of surplus. so what he's going to do i'm told is ex
i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. and you're in "the situation room." >>> their lives have been intertwined for years. not always necessarily on the friendliest terms, but when former president bill clinton takes the stage here tonight, he's certain to make a strong case for a second term for president obama. cnn's dana bash is learning details about what the former president has to say in his convention speech later tonight. dana, what are you picking up? >> well, i've...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. the president of the united states is getting ready to walk down those stairs. the new policy the administration has announced today opening up the door for maybe 800,000 young people, illegal citizens in the united states to have legal status so they can study other work. the chief can white house corresponde correspondent. let me start with you. i just want our viewers who are tuning in to fully appreciate what's going on. this has come as a big surprise to all of us. earlier this morning were we told that janet napolitano has a major announcement on immigration. she made that announcement giving legal status for all practical purposes to young people, illegal immigrants that have been here for five years. this is a dramatic shift in u.s. policy guidelines, jessica. >> it is. it will be received as welcome news by many latino advocates who have been pushing the immigration policy. to shift the policy to allow for some undocumented people to say here, at least in this case, some youn
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. the president of the united states is getting ready to walk down those stairs. the new policy the administration has announced today opening up the door for maybe 800,000 young people, illegal citizens in the united states to have legal status so they can study other work. the chief can white house corresponde correspondent. let me start with you. i just want our viewers who are tuning in to fully appreciate what's going on. this has come as a big surprise to all...
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i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening from the cnn election center i'm john king. two important stories this hour, the taliban vowed beheadings of americans to retaliate for the massacre of afghan civilians allegedly at the hand of an army staff sergeant. the new violence raises questions about the decade-long military mission and about the care given soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. plus the deep south gets its say in the roller coaster republican presidential race. will alabama and mississippi submit mitt romney as the head. >>> let's begin with the latest round of voting. four contests in all tonight. hawaii and american samoa also casting ballots. most of the attention focused on alabama and mississippi. late polls in both states showed races too close to call. our exit polls also suggest a fierce competition in both states with conservative support. early exit polling, we'll bring this over for you. here we are in the state of mississippi tonight. voters were as
i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening from the cnn election center i'm john king. two important stories this hour, the taliban vowed beheadings of americans to retaliate for the massacre of afghan civilians allegedly at the hand of an army staff sergeant. the new violence raises questions about the decade-long military mission and about the care given soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. plus the deep south gets its say in the...
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wolf blitzer as always, my great thanks to you. i want to invite you to go to wolf's program, "the situation room," 4:00 p.m. eastern. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60 months or trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $8,000. hurry in before they're all gone! ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> jobs, jobs, jobs. new surprising numbers out from the labor department and the headline is perhaps this, the jobless rate has fallen below 8%. for the first time since president obama took office. obviously this is good news for the president. but some say not so fast, christine romans joins us in new york now with the details you need to know. first off, lay out the facts. just the facts, ma'am. not the spin. >> okay, the facts. there are two surveys the labor department t
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wolf blitzer, let's go to you. "the situation room" begins right now. >> thanks very much, brooke. >>> mitt romney and barack obama turn ohio into their personal boxing ring. pounding away at each other's economic policies in virtually simultaneous speeches. romney throwing a first punch. it's only round one. >>> and as the bashar al-assad regime uses tanks, ar till ri and tank helicopters against its own people, the united states and russia are locked in a bitter dispute. >>> and innocent looking packages you can buy over the counter at a convenience store. but they conceal some very real dangerous designer drugs blamed for horrifying acts of violence. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room".
wolf blitzer, let's go to you. "the situation room" begins right now. >> thanks very much, brooke. >>> mitt romney and barack obama turn ohio into their personal boxing ring. pounding away at each other's economic policies in virtually simultaneous speeches. romney throwing a first punch. it's only round one. >>> and as the bashar al-assad regime uses tanks, ar till ri and tank helicopters against its own people, the united states and russia are locked in a...
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here he is a short time ago taking issue with wolf blitzer. >> have you seen the actual newspaper announcements within days of his birth in honolulu? for example, the honolulu star bulletin, you see the birth announcement back in 1961. >> yes, and many people did that -- >> listen to me, donald. can i ask the question? donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous. >> no, you are, wolf. let me tell you something. i think you sound ridiculous. and if you'd ask me a question and let me answer it -- >> here another question. did the conspiracy start in 1961 when the honolulu star bulletin and the honolulu advertiser contemporaneously published announcements that he was born in hawaii? >> that's right. and many people put those announcements in because they wanted to get the benefit of being so-called born in this country. many people did it. it was something that was done by many people even if they weren't born in the country. you know it and so do i. >> so explain why -- donald, explain why -- so why did the state of hawaii authorize that live birth certificate, why did they do it? are t
here he is a short time ago taking issue with wolf blitzer. >> have you seen the actual newspaper announcements within days of his birth in honolulu? for example, the honolulu star bulletin, you see the birth announcement back in 1961. >> yes, and many people did that -- >> listen to me, donald. can i ask the question? donald, you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous. >> no, you are, wolf. let me tell you something. i think you sound ridiculous. and if you'd ask me...
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you've been watching, i've been watching, wolf blitzer, john king, jessica yellin and everyone else in washington watching the major news. rick santorum bowing out of the race today 37 making the news to not only us but just ten minutes prior to us, telling h iz entire staff, he's out, he's done. the race is over for me. coming up, a little more color and what this means for mitt romney and oh, yeah, the other two candidates also vying for the republican nomination. do they have a chance now? meripl was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ do about medicare and social security... security. that's what matters to me... me? i've been paying in all these years... years washington's been talking at us, but they never really listen... listen...it's not just some line item on a budget; it's what i
you've been watching, i've been watching, wolf blitzer, john king, jessica yellin and everyone else in washington watching the major news. rick santorum bowing out of the race today 37 making the news to not only us but just ten minutes prior to us, telling h iz entire staff, he's out, he's done. the race is over for me. coming up, a little more color and what this means for mitt romney and oh, yeah, the other two candidates also vying for the republican nomination. do they have a chance now?...
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i'm wolf blitzer reporting here from newtown. anderson cooper is right down the street. he's near the high school. he's joining us as well. anderson? >> yeah, that's right, wolf. i'm actually right right outside the high school. you see the inside of the auditorium there and really full to capacity. a lot of people still outside looking like they're letting some more people in. i'm not sure what part of the high school they'll be in. they'll probably have some overflow rooms available. we also understand the president is already inside the high school, has been meeting with the families of those who have lost loved ones and trying to offer them some comfort and listen as much as talk, i'm sure, in cases like this. often just listening to parents talk about their child, about what their child was like, sharing stories and sharing in that grief. our jessica yellin, our chief white house correspondent is also here with me. do we know what the president is going to be saying tonight? >> i'm told that he'll talk about the nation's obligations to our children. they're not gett
i'm wolf blitzer reporting here from newtown. anderson cooper is right down the street. he's near the high school. he's joining us as well. anderson? >> yeah, that's right, wolf. i'm actually right right outside the high school. you see the inside of the auditorium there and really full to capacity. a lot of people still outside looking like they're letting some more people in. i'm not sure what part of the high school they'll be in. they'll probably have some overflow rooms available. we...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. tonight global outrage over weekend massacre in syria. but will it be enough to finally bring tougher action against the assad regime? also new details about how the president and his top advisers deciding which terrorist to target for u.s. drone strikes. and it's a milestone night for mitt romney. over the top in the delegate chase and side by side with an over the top promoter of the obama birther conspiracy. is donald trump an asset or liability as governor rom any gears s romney gears up for the general election? >>> a fresh round of angry words in syria. united states today joined seven western nations in expelling syrian diplomats in outrage over friday's massacre of 108 civilians including 49 children in this syrian village of hula. >> this weekend's massacre is a horrifying testament to this regime's depravity. this was clearly a way to demonstrate the international community's absolute disgust and horror at the actions taken by the assad regime. >> jessica yellin was among th
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. tonight global outrage over weekend massacre in syria. but will it be enough to finally bring tougher action against the assad regime? also new details about how the president and his top advisers deciding which terrorist to target for u.s. drone strikes. and it's a milestone night for mitt romney. over the top in the delegate chase and side by side with an over the top promoter of the...
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. >>> wolf blitzer is here in the newsroom. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. >>> the situation room with wolf blitzer coming up at the top of the hour, and wolf joins us now with a preview. you've got nancy talking about this home explosion story. >> awful, awful story. these two little boys were killed, their father -- there's a lot of suspicion. she's got strongly held views of what's going know and we'll speak to nancy about this. i don't know if you read not this weekend but last weekend, the cover story in "the new york times" sunday magazine, israel and iran, the israeli journalist that wrote that piece, an amazing article with incredible details in there. >> great access to government. >> unbelievable access and he'll be joining us. how close is israel to actually launching a pre-emp
. >>> wolf blitzer is here in the newsroom. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. >>> the situation room with wolf blitzer coming up at the top of the hour, and wolf joins us now with a preview....
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the podium in about 30 minutes. you'll see all of it live right here on cnn. we're bringing you special live coverage leading up to the president's news conference. i'm joined by our colleague suzanne malveaux. she's at the cnn center in atlanta. also, our panel here many washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger, donna brazil, and our national security contributor fran townsend, also a member of the cia's external advisory board. we also have our chief business correspondent ali velshi standing by in new york. our senior who will be
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the...
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here's what republican candidate mitt romney told cnn's wolf blitzer moments ago. >> there's certainly time on a regular basis to review our mission there and to see what progress we're making and not to make decisions based upon some actions by a crazed gunman. we don't determine our foreign policy based on something of that nature. >> at the white house today, president obama voiced his condolences for the victims and their families, but said the united states must complete its mission in afghanistan. >> there's no question that we face a difficult challenge in afghanistan. but i'm confident that we can continue the work of meeting our objectives, protecting our country and responsible inly bringing this war to a close. >> chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is here to take us inside the administration deliberations. jessica is there a chance despite what the administration says publicly this could become part of a pressure to move up the withdrawal date? >> reporter: it seems that way. the white house is adamant they have no intentions withdrawing troops sooner than 2014
here's what republican candidate mitt romney told cnn's wolf blitzer moments ago. >> there's certainly time on a regular basis to review our mission there and to see what progress we're making and not to make decisions based upon some actions by a crazed gunman. we don't determine our foreign policy based on something of that nature. >> at the white house today, president obama voiced his condolences for the victims and their families, but said the united states must complete its...
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now to my friend wolf blitzer. "the situation room" starts right now. >> thanks very much. >>> mitt romney defends his record as a business leader and said he'd get the jobless rate down to 6% in his first term as president. >>> also general colin powell held the line against gays serving openly in the military. he now says he has no problem, obviously not with that, but also with gay marriage. my in-depth interviewom
now to my friend wolf blitzer. "the situation room" starts right now. >> thanks very much. >>> mitt romney defends his record as a business leader and said he'd get the jobless rate down to 6% in his first term as president. >>> also general colin powell held the line against gays serving openly in the military. he now says he has no problem, obviously not with that, but also with gay marriage. my in-depth interviewom
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to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic institutions like universities, hospitals, charities that employ a lot of people, a year in which there would be a grace period in which the new policy for everyone else would go into effect. they should have really worked this out in advance. they knew there would be opposition from the catholic bishops across the country. and i think they could have fi neszed it in a better way. there was a fierce debate. i don't know, fierce maybe is not the right word. but a significant debate within the white house itself on this policy including some of the pop catholics in the obama adminis
to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic...
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i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the nra instead of proposing new tougher restrictions on guns in the united states, they said the best way to deal with this tragedy, what happened a week ago, the mass killing at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut, is to place armed police guards, armed police officers in every single school in the united states. that would deal with this crisis right now. dana bash is our senior congressional correspondent up on capitol hill. dana, you know as well as anyone, this is a fierce debate over guns in the united states, and this debate is only going to intensify after what we saw last week and now what the nra is coming forward with. what is the likely reaction up on the hill to what we heard from wayne lapierre? >> reporter: i'm already getting reaction, e-mailing with sources here specifically about the fact that he called for congress to act to fund this program that he's calling for to put armed police officers at schools. the initial reaction, first reaction i got, probably
i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the nra instead of proposing new tougher restrictions on guns in the united states, they said the best way to deal with this tragedy, what happened a week ago, the mass killing at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut, is to place armed police guards, armed police officers in every single school in the united states. that would deal with this crisis right now. dana bash is our senior congressional...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> in this special hour, we're taking a close look at the man mitt romney's asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. fittingly, romney made the big announcement in front of the battle ship, the "uss wisconsin." ryan is chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington, by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. >> it's an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! [ cheers and applause ] his leadership -- his leadership begins with character and values. paul is a man of tremendous character, shaped in large part by his early life. paul's father died when he was in high school. that forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should, but paul did, with the help of his devoted mother, his brothers and sister, and a supportive community. and as he did
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> in this special hour, we're taking a close look at the man mitt romney's asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. fittingly, romney made the big announcement in front of the battle ship, the "uss wisconsin." ryan is chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington, by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government...
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i'm going to turn things over to wolf blitzer. he's in washington. "the situation room" begins now. >>> thank you, brooke. upheld landmark u.s. supreme court ruling with some surprise twists. cnn's jeffrey toobin was inside the court when it all came down. is the ruling a political game changer? we're going to hear what president obama and mitt romney had to say. plus, what all of this means for you. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta has the real world impact of the health care reform ruling. >>> and a historic house vote on whether to hold attorney general of the united states, eric holder, in contempt of congress. that vote expected this hour. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's the most a
i'm going to turn things over to wolf blitzer. he's in washington. "the situation room" begins now. >>> thank you, brooke. upheld landmark u.s. supreme court ruling with some surprise twists. cnn's jeffrey toobin was inside the court when it all came down. is the ruling a political game changer? we're going to hear what president obama and mitt romney had to say. plus, what all of this means for you. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta has the real world impact of the health care reform...
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wolf blitzer. to our team of correspondents that we have there in the middle east throughout the border in gaza city and, wolf there in jerusalem along with christian amanpour. we'll continue to follow developments. we have learned in this hour the casualties have gone up in gaza city now some 100 are dead. 800 people are injured in gaza city. three israelis are dead as well as the fighting continues. we'll have much more as we continue here on cnn. we also saw one of our correspondents fred plankon there on the border between israel and gaza having to hit the ground. that gave us an indication he was live when that happened. that certainly gave us an indication that this is ongoing and, of course, evening is approaching there in israel, and that's when so often there seems to be even more of
wolf blitzer. to our team of correspondents that we have there in the middle east throughout the border in gaza city and, wolf there in jerusalem along with christian amanpour. we'll continue to follow developments. we have learned in this hour the casualties have gone up in gaza city now some 100 are dead. 800 people are injured in gaza city. three israelis are dead as well as the fighting continues. we'll have much more as we continue here on cnn. we also saw one of our correspondents fred...
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couldn't do it this time. >> i love that you are lifting up wolf blitzer. i hope he is listening. >> yes. give credit where credit is due. >> and let's hear this when mitt romney went after newt gingrich. >> is he the most anti-immigrant candidate. >> of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that sin is inexcusable, and inexcusable. and in fact, marco rubio came to my defense, and my father was born in mexico and my wife'swal fact that i am ap t-- anti-immit is repulsive. >> why didn't he look at him in the eye? >> well, if they have a pen, keep notes and sometimes they are not allowed to do that, but in this case, this is a case of gingrich being tired. i know him well enough to know when he is on the game, he is on the game, and he knew what to say, but he could not get it out quite right. but i will say he scored points with few groups. hispanic latinos did a good job with. and space coast, and he may have done a favor talking about the moon stuff. >> and really? done a favor, because a lot of people thought, that this is random -- >> well a lot
couldn't do it this time. >> i love that you are lifting up wolf blitzer. i hope he is listening. >> yes. give credit where credit is due. >> and let's hear this when mitt romney went after newt gingrich. >> is he the most anti-immigrant candidate. >> of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that sin is inexcusable, and inexcusable. and in fact, marco rubio came to my defense, and my father was born in mexico and my wife'swal fact that i am ap...
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so david gergen, while you were hanging out in washington last night with your wolf blitzer, myself and the magic wall which by the way you might not realize this, doubles as a beer pong table in john king's garage on weekends, you were missing out on miss lohan's twitter feeds. omg, it is happening, exclamation mark, exclamation mark, i'm so nervous. coincidentally, i got that same e-mail from james carville but i digress. later, ms. lohan was back in her capacity as a historian tweeting 1920s, 1950s, dot, dot, dot, dot, it's all the same, comma, history repeats itself, dot dot dot dot, only if you let it. duly noted, lindsey lohan. i should point out that ms. lohan has already said she's inclined to support mitt romney. she spoke to the e exclamation point network. >> i just think it's really important so as of now i think it's mitt romney. as of now. >> back to last night. you know the thing on twitter where celebrities try to interact with other celebrities who then ignore them? it's embarrassing, especially for me every time i get ignored by jacque harry. it seems during the debate
so david gergen, while you were hanging out in washington last night with your wolf blitzer, myself and the magic wall which by the way you might not realize this, doubles as a beer pong table in john king's garage on weekends, you were missing out on miss lohan's twitter feeds. omg, it is happening, exclamation mark, exclamation mark, i'm so nervous. coincidentally, i got that same e-mail from james carville but i digress. later, ms. lohan was back in her capacity as a historian tweeting...
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wolf blitzer is off. i'm jessica yellin, you're in "the situation room." >> the body of legendary pop icon whitney houston back in new jersey this hour, where plans are under convey. calling her an important part of the state's cultural fabric, and who belongs in the category of a frank sinatra. also confirmation that it was whitney houston's assistant mary jones who first discovered her body. it was a woman she knew simply as aunt mary. let's go to jason carroll, who's standing by outside the funeral -- outside the church, and i understand you visited the church for the first time earlier, and you spoke with whitney houston's pastor? >> you know, jessica, he spoke so much about how much love there is in the community for whitney houston. you can see evidence behind me, all the cards, the balloon, the flowers outside the church. as we've been standing here, cars have been rolling by, they play gospel music. pastor carter talked about how much whitney houston loved gospel, very close to her heart. there's
wolf blitzer is off. i'm jessica yellin, you're in "the situation room." >> the body of legendary pop icon whitney houston back in new jersey this hour, where plans are under convey. calling her an important part of the state's cultural fabric, and who belongs in the category of a frank sinatra. also confirmation that it was whitney houston's assistant mary jones who first discovered her body. it was a woman she knew simply as aunt mary. let's go to jason carroll, who's standing...
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i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. i'm john king reporting live from capitol hill. tonight an election year state-of-the-union address from president obama in a house chamber whose republican speaker says the commander in chief is campaigning in a way that is, his words now, almost unamerican." two former house speakers help us frame tonight's stakes and an exclusive conversation with nancy pelosi. and i'll go one-on-one with her long-time nemesis former speaker now presidential candidate newt gingrich. plus a snomobiler's helmet cam captures the moment one of his buddies buried alive by an avalanche and then their frantic race to pull him out. >>> we begin tonight here on capitol hill. the stage tonight for the president's annual state-of-the-union address. theater, yes. but important theater. president obama's election year message will be heavily focused on the struggling economy. and yes, we are told tonight there will be some sharp partisan dividing lines over taxes, spending, energy policy and who is to blame for
i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening. i'm john king reporting live from capitol hill. tonight an election year state-of-the-union address from president obama in a house chamber whose republican speaker says the commander in chief is campaigning in a way that is, his words now, almost unamerican." two former house speakers help us frame tonight's stakes and an exclusive conversation with nancy pelosi. and i'll go one-on-one with...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> hello everyone. thanks for joining us. don lemon here. we're closely watching these stories for you right now. whipping up the eastern seaboard, hurricane sandy. it is a category 1 right now and most forecast models show it hitting the coast somewhere around the north carolina-virginia state line. emergency agencies all the way up the coast to maine bracing for high water, heavy winds and for the power to go out. live pictures right now hurricane sandy forcing the presidential candidates to rearrange their campaign travel plans. mitt romney has canceled rallies tomorrow in virginia. he'll be in ohio instead. and vice president biden was supposed to be in virginia beach today but had to call it off. president obama campaigns in florida tomorrow. ncht >>> ohio will be the focus over the next ten days and the latest cnn/orc poll shows why. obama is leading 50% to 46% basically unchanged since earlier this month and well within the poll's sampling error. we're going to spend a lot of time this hour heari
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> hello everyone. thanks for joining us. don lemon here. we're closely watching these stories for you right now. whipping up the eastern seaboard, hurricane sandy. it is a category 1 right now and most forecast models show it hitting the coast somewhere around the north carolina-virginia state line. emergency agencies all the way up the coast to maine bracing for high water, heavy winds and for the...
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. >>> coming up next, we'll speak live with wolf blitzer and we'll get a sneak peak of the coverage which achieves amazing technology and a couple of surprises. hey, wolf. be right back. you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. and now get even more with splenda® essentials, the only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. just another reason why you get more... when you sweeten with splenda®. ♪ what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> time now for the help desk. joining me this hour is a financial planner and the president of objective advice and gail cunningham with the national foundation for credit counseling. thank you both for being here. gail, your question comes from jeff in virginia. jeff writes, my wife and i are both 57 working with a combined income of $270,000. we have 800,000 in a 401(k) accounts but we owe 400,00
. >>> coming up next, we'll speak live with wolf blitzer and we'll get a sneak peak of the coverage which achieves amazing technology and a couple of surprises. hey, wolf. be right back. you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. and now get even more with splenda® essentials, the only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. just another reason why you get more... when you sweeten with...
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i'm wolf blitzer. john king usa starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm john king. investigators say there's no evidence of a security breach but say they have proof some 20 profit institutes we prostitutes were brought back to a hotel that was supposed to be as secure as a bank vault. >>> should the rich pay more and can president obama be trusted with your money. >>> and the final journey of the space shuttle "discovery" is a jaw dropper. >>> even as the white house officials come to the defense of the agencies embattled director, mark sullivan tells susan collins as many as 21 women were involved and the implicated agents range from newcomers to some with 20 years experience. i spoke with the host intelligence committee member and former presidential candidate michele bachmann. >> this is an organize glags that we've trusted over the years and that is why it's so shocking. clearly this didn't just happen overnight. clearly this seems to have been a culture that was fostered over time. members of congress are taking this very seriously and we want answers. >> jess
i'm wolf blitzer. john king usa starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm john king. investigators say there's no evidence of a security breach but say they have proof some 20 profit institutes we prostitutes were brought back to a hotel that was supposed to be as secure as a bank vault. >>> should the rich pay more and can president obama be trusted with your money. >>> and the final journey of the space shuttle "discovery" is a jaw dropper. >>> even...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary general has arrived in egypt as part of an urgent international push for a cease fire. israeli troops and tanks on the border awaiting the order that could come at any time to invade gaza and turn this to in to a full-scale war. my colleagues and i are in the region. we are covering all sides of this conflict as only cnn can. earlier today i traveled to southern israel, tt's near israel's border with gaza where people live every day with a threat of rocket attacks and we experience what they go through firsthand. within minutes of ar
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary...
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now, though, wolf blitzer gets to rest quietly in busy washington, d.c. he joins me live t talk a little bit about this. when i watched governor romney speaking at the clinton global initiative, a, he looked very presidential as he gave this address. b, he talked foreign aid and foreign policy, and i want to get your take on his word. look, we spend a lot of money on foreign aid around this world. are we doing it the right way? he says no. >> are you running a sound bite or do you want me to just talk? >> i want you to react and let me know. that message he gave was so specific. we're throwing money and social services and not doing the investments. >> there's no doubt that the united states can be doing it in a much more effective way. a lot of the foreign aid, and it's really a tiny percentage of the overall u.s. budget, people think that u.s. foreign aid is enormous. if it's 1%, that's a lot. 's not even that much sometimes. it's a relatively small amount of the federal budget every single year, but it's critically important in a lot of developing coun
now, though, wolf blitzer gets to rest quietly in busy washington, d.c. he joins me live t talk a little bit about this. when i watched governor romney speaking at the clinton global initiative, a, he looked very presidential as he gave this address. b, he talked foreign aid and foreign policy, and i want to get your take on his word. look, we spend a lot of money on foreign aid around this world. are we doing it the right way? he says no. >> are you running a sound bite or do you want me...
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i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this just coming in to "the situation room." we are live here in brussels, belgium. i'll have the exclusive joint interview tomorrow with the secretary of state hillary clinton and the defense secretary leon panetta tomorrow from nato headquarters right outside brussels. lots to discuss including the situation in afghanistan. certainly a crisis right now and what's going on with iran and its nuclear program north korea and a lot to discuss with the secretary of state and secretary of defense. i just got in to brussels and flew in with the secretary of defense just a little while ago, but right now we want to get to politics. we have a brand new cnn poll that's just coming out and it sheds new light on the presidential race. look at this. 56% have a favorable opinion of president obama. that's what they think of him as a person and not necessarily his performance as president of the united states. 42% have an unfavorable view. 44% view mitt romney favorably.
i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this just coming in to "the situation room." we are live here in brussels, belgium. i'll have the exclusive joint interview tomorrow with the secretary of state hillary clinton and the defense secretary leon panetta tomorrow from nato headquarters right outside brussels. lots to discuss including the situation in afghanistan. certainly a...
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wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals making $200,000 or less a year. families making $250,000 or less, they will see no increase whatsoever. if nothing is done, everyone's taxes go up starting january 1st 2013, that's the so-called fiscal cliff. for 2% making more than that, they will go back to the tax rates that occurred during the clinton administration before the bush tax rates went into effect, 2001 and 2003. they will go back up to 39.6% from 35 or 36% right now. so, he will say these people can afford it. they will pay a little bit more. but it's not going to necessar
wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> anyone cheering president obama's new stance on same-sex marriage has vice president joe biden to thank. the president himself is now confirming what many had suspected that the vice president forced the president's hand when biden announced his support for gay marriage over the weekend and now we're hearing that's a sore subject at least among some white house insiders. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is working the story for us. what are you hearing over there, jessica? >> reporter: wolf, there are times when a president is more forgiving than his aides and this may be one of those times. some of the president's top aides are deeply annoyed. they acknowledge the president was going to come out and speak out in favor of same-sex marriage before the democratic convention, but boy, are they frustrated that vice president biden made it happen sooner than they wanted. he was planning to say this
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> anyone cheering president obama's new stance on same-sex marriage has vice president joe biden to thank. the president himself is now confirming what many had suspected that the vice president forced the president's hand when biden announced his support for gay marriage over the weekend and now we're hearing that's a sore subject at least among some white house insiders. our chief...
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wolf blitzer. i know you spoke with secretary of state colin powell. you talk marriage equality and afghanistan and the threat of al qaeda in this post-osama bin laden world. >> al qaeda seems to be pretty robust there in yemen and apparently according to some reports even in syria right now. we spoke about that. let me play this little clip for our viewers, this exchange i had with general powell on al qaeda. >> all these years after 9/11, are you surprised that al qaeda, even after the death of bin laden is still out there? >> you know, this is an organization that franchised itself out a number of years ago. it isn't just osama bin laden leading a single organization. these are people who have a belief in terrorism and who have some connection to osama bin laden, but it's really a franchised operation and you can expect from the pop-up wherever they find fertile ground whether it's in yemen or syria or in other places of the world. so i think it says to us, be on the alert, don't think it's over and they'll come after you again if you let them. keep
wolf blitzer. i know you spoke with secretary of state colin powell. you talk marriage equality and afghanistan and the threat of al qaeda in this post-osama bin laden world. >> al qaeda seems to be pretty robust there in yemen and apparently according to some reports even in syria right now. we spoke about that. let me play this little clip for our viewers, this exchange i had with general powell on al qaeda. >> all these years after 9/11, are you surprised that al qaeda, even...
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joining me, jessica yellin, our cnn chief political analyst gloria borger, wolf blitzer, and cnn political correspondent candy crowley. was it hard to get him to talk about this? >> no, and he was willing to obviously answer the questions but i asked twice if you've personally, mr. president, decide who was targeted for lethal action, and he wouldn't answer it. he said, you know, i have to be careful because these are national security matters. it's been reported that he does. you heard his answer. it was very carefully crafted. and he didn't really reveal very much in the end. but it was interesting to me that he did want to discuss it. because he seems conflicted. he thinks it's important that americans know about the policy, know that there are clear standards, but he doesn't want to reveal too much. >> this is a president who has ordered more drone strikes, certainly exponentially more than occurred under the bush administration, yet republicans are attacking him for being weak in foreign policy. >> it's been amazing when you think about it, not only more drone strikes, killing more te
joining me, jessica yellin, our cnn chief political analyst gloria borger, wolf blitzer, and cnn political correspondent candy crowley. was it hard to get him to talk about this? >> no, and he was willing to obviously answer the questions but i asked twice if you've personally, mr. president, decide who was targeted for lethal action, and he wouldn't answer it. he said, you know, i have to be careful because these are national security matters. it's been reported that he does. you heard...